Expert Buyer

**Your Tasks**:

- Development and implementation of sourcing strategies
- Market price observation/procurement market research
- Evaluation and optimisation of the supplier portfolio
- Responsibility for the purchasing of firmly assigned product groups in the AM Trading Goods division
- Technical support and guidance of junior buyers in the area of direct purchasing
- Independent product group analyses and derivation of corresponding product group strategies Focus on sustainable improvement of results
- Independent procurement projects (NPL)
- Independent preparation, implementation and follow-up of commercial purchasing negotiations
- KPI reporting

**Your Profile**:

- University degree in business or technical studies, alternatively commercial training with comparable additional qualification
- At least 5 to 7 years of relevant professional experience as a buyer or category buyer
- Good MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) as well as knowledge of SAP
- Expertise in the S2C process
- Business fluent English, further foreign language skills (Chinese) desirable
- Strong negotiation skills with strong interpersonal skills
- Intercultural understanding

**#WeWorkFlex **30 days' holiday plus Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve off, flexible working hours, home office in Germany and more - we place value on a good work-life balance You should count on coming in for a minimum of 6 office days per month; beyond that, in consultation with your team, you can be flexible about your working hours and location.

**#WeConnect** As a global company, we place particular emphasis on cross-team and cross-location communications with things such as virtual town hall & fishbowl meetings and our WeConnect platform. This way, all employees are always informed about Group news, successful projects, and current campaigns.

**#WeLearnAcademy** True to the motto "You never stop learning", we offer our employees numerous training courses and workshops to ensure their professional development.

**#WeMove **The well-being of our employees is important to us. Whether it's individual bike leasing or regular sporting activities & events - we always keep moving and take care of your health.

**#CorporateBenefits** By participating in our Corporate Benefits programme, you benefit from attractive employee offers and discounts.

**#OurPlus **Holiday and Christmas bonuses, bonus payments, free parking, job ticket, employee savings plans, company pension scheme and accident insurance - we provide you with additional protection.

**Why Work for Us?****:
As a global organisation, Niterra provides job opportunities in various areas. Our company culture is defined by our company values, the training provided by us, our social responsibility and our belief in investing in people.

**Values**:
Our corporate values are based on teamwork, creativity and diversity.

**Training**:
Personnel training lies at the heart of our company’s people strategy.

**Social Responsibility**:
Our social responsibility ensures bright prospects for future generations.

**Investing in people**:
We constantly invest in our greatest asset: our individual employees.